Before the expected visit of Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó to Ukraine, the Magyar Nemzet newspaper, which is part of the informal media empire controlled by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, published an anti-Ukrainian article criticizing the situation with Ukrainian media.
In its publication, the newspaper draws attention to the fact that, according to them, foreign mass media look like a "Potemkin village", and the Ukrainian press lacks classical journalism. In particular, Magyar Nemzet criticizes the activities of the "Ukraine Media Center" , which, according to them, provides correspondents with advice on the correct description and pronunciation of the names of Ukrainian settlements, excluding their original Russian names.
The article also mentions criticism of independent Ukrainian publications , which, according to the newspaper, are funded by Soros or European taxpayers and publish materials that satisfy the Ukrainian authorities .
In addition, the publication mentions criticism of persons and publications advocating for peace and a free press in Ukraine, including Diana Panchenko, a well-known pro-Russian propagandist.
It is worth noting that this article was published on the eve of the expected visit of Peter Sijarto to Ukraine , who has certain hopes of improving relations between the two countries. However, a publication of this kind could affect the atmosphere of the visit and exacerbate already strained relations between Hungary and Ukraine.
